单词	reverent
释义	reverentrev‧e‧rent /ˈrevərənt/ adjective formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINreverent Origin: 1300-1400 Latin present participle of revereri; ➔ REVERE Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Jacobs' tone becomes reverent when he speaks of Salzer. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A prince is only given meaning by the reverent gaze of others. Long, reverent newspaper obituaries were produced. Our goal is to find a third way, both reverent and free. They called him Uncle, their attitude reverent yet familiar. We are aware that these reunions are in some way historic; for a few seconds we are almost reverent. What little they spoke was in the specially reverent voice reserved by the middle classes for times of bereavement. Whispered in reverent and regretful tones, the rumors had been floating for the past few weeks that her condition had worsened. Yet beneath their glowing and reverent portrayal, there seemed to lurk another Abu Kamal. showing a lot of respect and admiration OPP  irreverent:  a hushed reverent voice—reverently adverb
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